How to say “bright” in Chinese
bright, vivid (of color)
“Bright” in Chinese is 鲜艳, xiān yàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
鲜艳 is read xiān yàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 鱼 “fish”; on the right, 羊 “ram”.
On the left, 丰 “abundant”; on the right, 色 “color”: an abundance of color.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “鲜艳”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 鲜艳. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这些花的颜色非常鲜艳。zhèxiēhuādeyánsèfēichángxiānyànThese flowers have very vivid colors.
- 这些花2的颜色非常鲜艳zhèxiēhuādeyánsèfēichángxiānyànThese flowers have very vivid colors.
- 这些花真鲜艳zhèxiēhuāzhēnxiānyànWhat vivid flowers!
More words from the lesson “Color and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bright” in Chinese?
“Bright” in Chinese is 鲜艳, pinyin xiānyàn.
What does 鲜艳 mean?
鲜艳 (xiānyàn) means “bright, vivid (of color)”.
How do you write 鲜艳?
鲜艳 is 2 characters: 鲜 (xiān) — fresh; 艳 (yàn) — bright, colorful. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 鲜艳?
鲜艳 is read xiānyàn. Tones: xiān — first tone, yàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bright” in the lesson “Color and light”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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